Texas A&M University’s Fish Drill Team finished first overall at Tulane University’s NROTC Mardi Gras Drill Meet on Feb. 9, 2024.
Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets
For the 14th consecutive year, the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets’ Fish Drill Team claimed the first place overall title in Tulane University’s NROTC Mardi Gras Drill Meetone of the biggest drill meets in the country.
The Fish Drill Team, unique among collegiate drill teams for being exclusive to freshman cadets, dominated nearly every category of drill competition, hosting drill teams from across the country. As a result of their efforts, the Fish Drill Team was named overall champion of the meet, edging out teams from the United States Military Academy and Norwich University. This win is the result of five months of intense training for the Fish Drill Team, starting in mid-September, just four weeks awaycadets arrived on the campus of Texas A&M.
Standing as Texas A&M’s oldest, largest and most recognized student organization, the Corps of Cadets prepares students to lead at every level. With its traditional, military-based framework, the Corps is a leadership development program that prepares its students for careers in the public, private and military sectors. Through unique experiences and opportunities like the Fish Drill Team, cadets can compete and win on the national stage.
